Spitelout stepped into his hut with a sigh of exhaustion. Stoick had just left with a fleet of ships, and although Spitelout had tried to talk him into waiting until morning, Stoick had insisted he go sooner than later. At this hour, Spitelout was too tired to care.

Spitelout turned around, nearly jumping out of his skin when he saw Toothless sitting in his living room, staring at him intently. Spitelout gulped, giving a shaky laugh.

"Er, hi Toothless. What're you doing in here? I thought you went with Stoick…"

Toothless licked his lip, not once taking his gaze away from Spitelout's face. Spitelout gulped, slowly inching his way past the large dragon. Toothless cooed, causing Spitelout to flinch in fear.

Toothless turned around, nudging something forward with his nose. He lifted his head, staring again at Spitelout. Toothless looked down at the strange devise he'd pushed forward, then looked back at Spitelout with a coo.

Spitelout got the idea. "What- is that your tail?"

Toothless cooed loudly, moving his body in response. Spitelout slowly stepped forward, looking at the tailfin in confusion. Toothless nudged it towards him, the devise bumping his boot. Spitelout bent down then picked up the tailfin, staring first at it then at Toothless.

The fin was a yellow color, but the thing that confused Spitelout was that there weren't any straps to connect to a saddle. It finally dawned on him, and he looked up at Toothless in realization.

"Oh, is this an automatic tailfin?"

Toothless nodded, then turned slightly, his tail landing at Spitelout's feet. Toothless nudged his tail, looking up at Spitelout pleadingly.

Spitelout really didn't want to deal with an angry dragon- and he had a feeling that's what Toothless would be if he didn't strap on this tailfin. Spitelout slowly knelt down by the tail, undoing the strap on the tail while doing so. He began strapping it on as best he could, and since it was fairly simple it wasn't very hard. Spitelout fingered the fabric and metal, not blaming Hiccup one bit for using the manual tailfin more often than this one. This one definitely wouldn't hold up well for very long. It was much too weak and flimsy.

Spitelout stepped back, eyeing the tailfin carefully. He hoped he did it right- but even if he didn't, the way he'd put it on looked good. Spitelout stepped back further as Toothless lifted his tail in front of his face, expanding his good tailfin. The prosthetic one copied it, and Toothless's face broke out in a smile.

It was amazing. One second Toothless was sitting right in front of him, and the next minute, Toothless was gone and had disappeared out the door and into the night sky. Spitelout sighed in relief, hurrying to close the door should the dragon be tempted to return.

Toothless was the fastest dragon in existence. He could fly up to 65 miles an hour, so he knew it wouldn't take him long to catch up with the others. But half the night had already passed, and it would be morning before long. He had to catch up soon, or else he might loose them altogether.

He sniffed out the air, barking in excitement when he caught scent of Stormfly. Follow the scent. Stormfly would be with Astrid, and Astrid was going to find Hiccup. Follow the scent!

Toothless pounded his wings all the harder, unfolding his tailfin's so he could fly all the faster. He could tell the tail was flimsy, and not sturdy enough to withstand to heavy of flying, but that didn't deter him at all. He wasn't going to slow down anytime soon. He wasn't going to let up until he found Hiccup and made sure his friend was okay.

…

Hiccup had always hated fighting. Wars, battles, combat, anything related to that he absolutely hated. He hated seeing people hurt- even if they were his enemies. It still made him feel bad.

But now, he was swinging his sword right and left furiously, taking out any man who got close enough. Even when a sword necked Hiccup's arm, he ignored it, his body seeming numb. Hiccup knew it was the adrenaline pulsing through him that numbed his pain, and he was thankful for that. If the adrenaline wore off- like right then- Hiccup would've collapsed. And he knew that, so continued going on un relentlessly.

"Did you get them Fishlegs!?" Hiccup heard Astrid shout somewhere behind him. He swiped the sword out of his opponent's hands, glancing back to see if Fishleg's had or not.

"Working on it!" Fishleg's replied, using a sword he'd stolen from a man to fight another very large soldier. All the dragons were still trapped under the heavy nets, although they were struggling as hard as they could against it. Hiccup had to return his attention back to the battle at hand as two soldiers rushed towards him, weapons extended before them.

Hiccup hastily blocked the blows with his sword, pushing and twisting and side stepping as fast as possible.

"HURRY!" Astrid shouted, she too returning to her fighting. Her axe never stopped, never slowed. IT was constantly moving. Either hitting people on the head with the flat end to knock them out, or slicing at their sword arms, easily taking them out. She looked furious- the angriest Hiccup had ever seen her. But he couldn't really blame her, he was mad too.

"Hiccup!" Astrid shouted, her tone holding a warning. Hiccup looked to his side, his heart constricting in fear as he watched Munga making his way towards him. The soldiers fighting Hiccup immediately backed off, going over towards Astrid instead.

"Take her!" Munga shouted, pointing his long sword at Astrid. Hiccup whipped his head around to watch in horror as men surrounded her, one easily coming up behind her and grabbing her arms. Astrid struggled and writhed in his grip, trying to free herself somehow. Another man took her axe, then her arms were twisted behind her back, restraining all movement.

Hiccup turned back to Munga, his eyes narrowing in anger. "Let her go!" he ordered fiercely, gripping onto his sword so tight his knuckles turned white.

Munga laughed hoarsely, waving his sword about playfully. "I don't think so. Oh, and the same for your fat friend over there."

Hiccup glanced over, his heart plummeting when he saw three men holding tightly on Fishleg's. The dragons were still under the nets, and now men were gather around them, pointing spears at them. Thornado had been backed up against the wall, men poking at them with the butts of their spears. Hiccup gulped, realizing that he was the only one still free and able to do anything. He turned back to Munga, his hands aching to toss the sword right into the man's heart.

Munga chuckled, "So, Hiccup. Is this how it ends for the "great dragon trainer"?"

Hiccup glared harshly, and took an involuntary step backwards as Munga advanced towards him. Hiccup stumbled slightly, remembering that he still had a severely wounded leg. That thought seemed to make the adrenaline slip away, and the pain pulsed through him again. Hiccup closed his eyes for several seconds, focusing on breathing.

"As much as I'd love to, I can't kill you. And even if I can't get you to train my dragon's, I have another purpose for you."

Hiccup's eyes opened again, leaning against the stone wall of the arena in confusion and pain. What did he mean?

"Wh- a-another purpose?" Hiccup stuttered, totally mystified.

Munga smiled evilly, "Berk's heir? That's quite a catch." He paused, feigning thoughtfulness, "I'd bet Chief Stoick would do anything to get his son back." Munga's eyes returned to Hiccup's, his mouth twitching in even more of a smile.

Hiccup's eyes widened in realization. Munga was holding him for ransom. Oh no! And of course, his dad would do it. His dad would do anything to get him back.

"I won't let that happen." Hiccup whispered hoarsely. Somehow, he would get away. He had to before his dad got there- then a trade would be made, and Hiccup had a feeling it was a bad one. Perhaps even the whole of Berk…

"You don't have a choice." Munga whispered. He looked back over at the struggling Astrid and Fishleg's, then waved a hand towards his men. "Get rid of them."

"NO!" Hiccup shouted, rushing forward and tackling Munga to the ground. Hiccup fumbled with his sword hoping to somehow harm the big man. Munga easily shoved Hiccup off of him, picking up his sword and pointing it at Hiccup's throat.

"Not another move, or your friends are dead." Munga threatened. Hiccup looked over at Astrid, hating how close the soldier's sword was too her body. With one quick thrust, she could be dead. He couldn't see Fishleg's from where he was lying, but he had a feeling he wasn't much different.

Stormfly squawked madly, flapping her wings in an effort to break free. The soldiers poked her some more, forcing her to still. But that didn't mean she quieted. She continued to shriek and scream wildly, making many of the men cover their ears.

"Shut that thing up!" Munga shouted, looking towards his men. The soldiers were all distracted, their main focus on Stormfly. Hiccup took that moment to roll back, kicking Munga right in the stomach with his prosthetic. Munga howled in pain, stumbling backwards as he gripped his stomach tightly. Hiccup crawled to his feet, grabbed his sword, then rushed over towards Astrid.

"Hiccup no!" Astrid shrieked, struggling against the men who held her. Hiccup paused, then stopped all together when pain burst out in his shoulder. He gasped, his vision fading into a blurry white landscape. His hearing dulled as well, everything sounding as though they were under water. He fell to his knees, feeling weak and lightheaded. His hand went compulsorily up to his throbbing shoulder, gripping it tightly. Hiccup gasped in pain, falling onto the ground altogether as his vision quickly fell into blackness.

"NO! HICCUP!" Astrid shouted, fighting angrily at the men who held her. The crossbow arrow was still stuck in Hiccup's shoulder, and she worried that if he rolled over onto his back he'd thrust it into his body even more. She had to get to him!

"FOOL!" Munga exploded, stalking over to Hiccup's body. "Hurt the girl! Not him! I need him alive! How many times do I have to say that!?"

Astrid's breathing was ragged as she watched Munga grab the arrow, pulling it out with a jerk. Hiccup cried out even in his unconscious state, and the sound only tore at Astrid's heart more. She couldn't stand to see Hiccup hurt… in pain…

It seemed they were doomed. They were all caught, and all chances of escape were blocked. There only hope now lied on the twins and Snotlout. Astrid desperately hoped they'd arrive soon, before things grew worse.

…

"You know, this really isn't that hard. Hiccup make's himself look so good when he does this, when in reality it isn't that hard at all." Snotlout said, rubbing the Changewings muzzle. The dragon crooned happily, rubbing his head against Snotlout's chest, almost knocking him off of Hookfang's back.

"No, I think it's because it can smell us, and he probably catches some of Hiccup's scent. You know- since we hang out so much I'm sure it's there." Tuffnut said informatively, actually saying something sensible for once.

Ruffnut crinkled her nose in disgust. "That's actually rather gross. To think that we smell like each other-"

"And it's probably because Hiccup already trained it." Tuffnut went on, ignoring his sister all together.

Snotlout glared at him, "No. I'm sure it's because I was just born awesome and a natural dragon trainer."

Ruffnut snorted doubtfully.

"HOLY YAK IS THAT TOOTHLESS!?" Tuffnut exploded, pointing wildly up in the sky. "Look!"

Snotlout glanced up, his face mirroring Tuffnut's surprised one. "Well, it's definitely a Night Fury!"

"Let's see!" Ruffnut shouted, she and Tuffnut quickly flying up towards the dragon. Snotlout took after them, the Changewing close behind.

"No, it's Toothless. See? He's wearing his tailfin… but nobody's riding him! How is that possible?"

"He's wearing his automatic fin." Snotlout filled in, flying up beside Toothless. The dragon continued to fly, all though he did slow down so the others could keep up.

"Say, where ya goin, T?" Tuffnut asked curiously.

Toothless cooed worriedly, his eyes fixed on the island that was steadily growing closer.

Snotlout facepalmed. "Oops, I forgot Astrid wanted us to meet them at the island-"

Toothless growled again, interrupting the rest of the sentence. Snotlout glanced down at the island, surprised that they had just flown right over it and nothing- as in nothing- had happened. No nets not arrows no catapults. Nothing.

"Look! The academy!" Tuffnut exclaimed, pointing down at an arena below them. "Woah, that's a lot of guys!"

Before anyone could say anything, Toothless zipped past them, nothing but a streak of black against the grey sky. An earsplitting shriek filled the air, and the others covered their ears.

"WHAT'S HAPPENING!?" Ruffnut shouted.

They flew down lower, noticing how Toothless was already bombing the place with small plasma blasts- trying to conserve his shot limit. Snotlout glanced around, realization hitting him when he noticed Stormfly and Meatlug captured under some nets. He could also faintly see shapes that looked like Astrid and Fishleg's, both fighting madly at the mob of soldiers.

"Guys! We have to attack! They have Astrid and Fishlegs!" Snotlout shouted back to the twins.

"Yes! Explosion! Fighting! Just what we like!" Tuffnut shouted excitedly. With a whoop, Barch dove towards the crowd below, eagerly shooting balls of fire at the scattering men.

"Fire, Hookfang!" Snotlout shouted, and for once, Hookfang listened. They began bombing the place in fire balls, the throngs of men scattering in panic. The Changewing hurried to help, spewing acid at any enemy soldiers he saw.

"We're winning!" Snotlout shouted, raising a fist in the air. "Snotlout, Snotlout, oi oi oi!"

"Perfect timing, Snotlout!" Fishleg's shouted up at him. Snotlout landed Hookfang near him, hurrying to climb off and free the trapped dragons. The men were scattering, many of them running for their lives with a dragon hot on their tails. It was actually rather humerous watching the big men run away, screaming in terror as dragon's shot fire at them, many times lighting their rear ends on fire.

"Did you guys get Hiccup?" Snotlout asked, glancing about for any signs of Astrid or Hiccup. "Where's Astrid?"

Going to stop there because life is interfering with my writing. :( But I'll try to update later today, and if I don't I'll definitely update tomorrow. For sure.

Guys, in case you didn't already know, I have a tumblr account now! My profile name is FanWriter02, same as here. Lots of HTTYD stuff that I'll be reposting most likely, as well as my thoughts on future episodes of RTTE and clips from my FanFiction stories.

See you in the next chapter!